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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2011 Columbiere is quite forward offering a lovely fruity bouquet with red and dark berry fruit. It's showing a nice complexity with Vosne spices and a nice minerality followed by a quite discrete impression of oak. On the palate lovely fruit - quite expressive and airy - nicely focused by the …
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The Romanee Saint-Vivant 2008 from Domaine Poisot is a pure and delightfully transparent effort. In the nose crisp red berry fruit with notes of cherries, raspberries ... spiced with violets and rose petals. On the palate cool and fresh fruit - acidity driven with a lovely crystaline purity. Not a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Poisot, Romanee Saint-Vivant 2008
The 2006 Romanee Saint-Vivant from Domaine Poisot is a quite dark and serious wine. The bouquet offer a intense display of dark berry fruit, liqourice and a earthy Vosne minerality with hints of violets and all spice. The fruit is appear slightly stewed in the beginning - but after some time in the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Poisot, Romanee Saint-Vivant 2006
The Romanee Saint-Vivant 2008 from Remi Poisot is a pure and delightfully transparent effort. In the nose crisp red berry fruit with notes of cherries, raspberries ... spiced with violets and rose petals. On the palate cool and fresh fruit - acidity driven with a lovely crystaline purity. Not a big …
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Henri Jayer (1922 - 2006) is one of the most legendary producers in Burgundy ... the prices are therefore very high and there are a lot of fake bottles on the market. Buying Jayer is therefore a game of trust, knowledge and a lot of money. I have done a bit of research on Jayer recently and found …
[Read more...] about Henri Jayer – genuine or fake – the old label
